Comedy Night raises money for child advocacy services

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties (CASA SHaW) hosted its third annual Comedy Night on Friday, Jan. 25 at the Somerville Elks Lodge in Bridgewater. The evening of fun and laughs garnered nearly $13,000, all of which will benefit CASA's mission of advocating for children in foster care under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Family Court. CASA SHaW undertakes recruiting, training and supervising volunteer advocates who endeavor to see that needed services and assistance are made available to these children while in placement and to help move them toward safe and permanent homes.

This sold-out event featured dinner, drinks, a 50/50, and fun, courtesy of Bridgewater's own Robin Fox, funny man Tim Hayes, and the Rodney Laney, originally of Patterson. Scott Tourville of Zeus Scientific was a gold sponsor of the event; Thomas Dilts was a silver sponsor and Jeff Knapp of Jephens Technology and Marie Hughes of the PeopleCare Center were bronze sponsors.

"We were absolutely thrilled with the outpouring of support for this event and our mission," said Tracey Heisler, CASA SHaW's executive director. "To all of our sponsors, we say thank you!"

CASA's next event, the fifth annual CASAblanca casino night, will be held Monday, April 13 at the Basking Ridge Country Club. Sponsorship opportunities to support this event are still available. More information about this event may be obtained by calling the CASA SHaW office at 908-689-5515.